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exhortatory_n oration_n ¶_o 1._o the_o exercise_n for_o the_o morning_n and_o evening_n page_n 1._o ¶_o 2._o direction_n for_o prayer_n and_o meditation_n page_n 27_o ¶_o 3._o practical_a exercise_n upon_o the_o chief_a christian_a virtue_n page_n 36_o ¶_o 4._o of_o penance_n and_o confession_n page_n 153_o ¶_o 5._o particular_a direction_n and_o practical_a devotion_n for_o confession_n page_n 175_o ¶_o 6._o a_o examination_n for_o a_o general_n confession_n page_n 199_o ¶_o 7._o eight_o exercise_n contain_v the_o groundwork_n of_o all_o prayer_n and_o introversion_n page_n 232_o ¶_o 8._o devotion_n for_o communion_n page_n 320_o ¶_o 9_o direction_n for_o hear_v mass_n page_n 350_o ¶_o 10._o direction_n and_o entertainment_n for_o sick_a person_n page_n 374_o ¶_o 11._o prayer_n for_o the_o soul_n depart_v page_n 449_o ¶_o 12._o devotion_n apply_v to_o the_o soul_n in_o purgatory_n page_n 447_o ¶_o 13._o a_o appendix_n of_o several_a devout_a prayer_n page_n 465_o a_o exhortation_n 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